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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Monsters by Challenge Rating The following list organizes the monster stat blocks in this book by Challenge Rating.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Monsters By Challenge Rating CR Monster
3 Assassin Bug
2 Blindheim
3 Crab Folk
1/2 Dire Corby
9 Eye of Fear and Flame
3 Forlarren
11 Giant, Fog
1/8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Monsters by Challenge Rating This index organizes the monsters in the Monster Manual by challenge rating.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Monsters and NPCs by Challenge Rating Monster Challenge Bridesmaid of Zuggtmoy 1/8 Drow spore servant 1/8 Derro 1/4 Ixitxachitl 1/4 Male steeder 1/4 Duergar spore servant 1/2 Duergar soulblade 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Monsters and NPCs by Challenge Rating (p. 189) The challenge rating of Wiggan (CR 2) and Ghald (CR 5) are now correct in the table.
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
carnival wagon, with a pet monkey on his shoulder. He took over an abandoned tower on Lake Baratok before rolling into the town of Vallaki several months later. Claiming to be a carnival ringmaster
hunting evil monsters.
The Waiting Game. Van Richten isn’t a young man anymore. He knows his road is coming to an end, but his work isn't done. He has come to Barovia to kill Strahd von Zarovich
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.The term chimera applies to a wide variety of disparate monsters that combine the features of multiple beasts. While many
creation effortlessly, Keranos created another combination of deadlier beasts to challenge her. She slayed that beast, too. Despite countless attempts, Keranos was unable to create a beast that Renata
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
creature that is transformed by magic, and see into the Ethereal Plane, all within a range of 60 feet.
New Personality. You gain new personality traits, determined by rolling once on each of the
radius and dim light for an additional 15 feet, or reduce its glow to its normal intensity.
Random Properties. The sword has 2 minor beneficial properties, each determined by rolling on the Minor
Races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Yuan-ti were originally humans who transformed themselves into serpent folk through ancient rituals. Most yuan-ti were corrupted into monsters by those rites, but some yuan-ti instead became a new
by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers
Demonomicon of Iggwilv
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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
how many pages are removed, and it longs to be more than mere reference material.
Random Properties. The artifact has the following random properties, which you can determine by rolling on the tables
a fiend, you use the maximum possible result instead of rolling.
Ensnarement. While carrying the book, whenever you cast the magic circle spell naming only fiends, or the planar binding spell
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, Belashyrra has a challenge rating of 23 (50,000 XP).
Lair Actions.
While within the Citadel of Lidless Eyes, Belashyrra can invoke the ambient magic to take lair actions. On initiative count 20 (losing
“I perceive certain types of people — vocations or entire societies — as hideous monsters.”
3
“Someone is watching everything I do.”
4
“When I
Races
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
an orphan kalashtar raised among strangers.
The bond to the spirit can cause some kalashtar to display unusual quirks. Consider rolling or selecting a trait from the Kalashtar Quirks table
kalashtar communities focus on acts of devotion known as the Path of Light. But the dark powers of Dal Quor have their own plans for Eberron. Through the force known as the Dreaming Dark, these monsters
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
;potentially for the final time.
Random Properties. The artifact has the following random properties, which you can determine by rolling on the tables in the "Artifacts" section of the Dungeon Master
within 1 mile of you. Any fiend with a challenge rating of 19 or higher is unaffected. Each banished fiend is sent back to its home plane and can’t return to the plane the Crook of Rao banished it
magic-items
This magic mask is made from the skull of a particular monstrosity (with a Challenge Rating of 6 or lower). The skull is carved into a mask, engraved with aberrant dust, and then boiled in a vat of
Dust
[Fluid] Acidic Bile
Mucus from aMimic[/monsters]
Flesh from aDoppelganger[/monsters]
* The Monstrosity used for this mask determines the form of the shapechange.
Demilich
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Monster Manual (2014)
turns, ending the curse on a success.A Demilich’s Lair
A demilich hides its earthly remains and treasures in a labyrinthine tomb guarded by monsters and traps. At the heart of this labyrinth rests
. A demilich in its lair has a challenge rating of 20 (24,500 XP).
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the demilich rolls a d20;{"diceNotation":"1d20","rollType":"roll
Bag of Tricks
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to pull the fuzzy object from the bag and throw it up to 20 feet. When the object lands, it transforms into a creature you determine by rolling a d8 and consulting the table that corresponds to the
bag's color. See the Monsters Listing for the creature's statistics. The creature vanishes at the next dawn or when it is reduced to 0 hit points.
The creature is friendly to you and your companions
Ancient Brass Dragon
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Basic Rules (2014)
damage or someone uses an action to wake it.
Change Shape. The dragon magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating no higher than its own, or back into its true form. It
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Images of Large or smaller monsters haunt the desert sands within 1 mile of the dragon’s lair. These illusions move and appear real, although they can do no harm. A creature that examines an
Demilich (Variant)
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Monster Manual (2014)
hit points.A Demilich’s Lair
A demilich hides its earthly remains and treasures in a labyrinthine tomb guarded by monsters and traps. At the heart of this labyrinth rests the demilich’s
lair has a challenge rating of 23 (50,000 XP).
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the demilich rolls a d20;{"diceNotation":"1d20","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Take Lair
Deck of Many Things
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-handedly defeat the next hostile monster or group of monsters you encounter, you gain experience points enough to gain one level. Otherwise, this card has no effect.
Donjon. You disappear and become
Challenge -- (0 XP)
Incorporeal Movement. The avatar can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
monster has based on its Challenge Rating (CR). The table includes the average total in parentheses, which you can use instead of rolling. To determine the total amount of treasure for a group of
Individual Treasure Characters might find small amounts of treasure in the pockets, pouches, or personal stashes of individual monsters. Even if a monster doesn’t intentionally collect treasure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Wandering Monsters If the characters spend a long time in an area, you can check for wandering monsters by rolling a d20. On a roll of 17–20, an encounter takes place. Conversely, if the players seem
restless, you can decide that an encounter occurs. Roll a d12 and consult the Wandering Monsters table to determine what threat the party meets. Wandering Monsters d12 Monsters 1–3 2d4 stirges 4–5 1d4 ghouls 6 1d4 gricks 7–8 1d4 bugbears 9 1d6 skeletons 10 1d6 zombies 11–12 1 ochre jelly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
can become tedious, so use them sparingly. If the characters spend a long time in a given area, you can check for wandering monsters by rolling a d20. On a roll of 17–20, an encounter takes place
Wandering Monsters Monsters roam through all areas of the mine. Random encounters remind players that monsters aren’t necessarily confined to specific areas, and that no part of the dungeon is safe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
attract the attention of one or more wandering monsters determined by rolling another d6 and consulting the Wandering Monsters table. See “Security Forces” above for more information about how many
Wandering Monsters Each time one or more visible characters exit a building or enter a new district, roll a d6. On a roll of 1 or 2 (or just 1 if the characters are trying to be stealthy), they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Random Treasure
The following pages contain tables that you can use to randomly generate treasures carried by monsters, stashed in their lairs, or otherwise hidden away. The placement of
can be randomly allocated based on a monster’s challenge rating. There are tables for challenge rating 0–4, challenge rating 5–10, challenge rating 11–16, and challenge rating 17 and higher. Use these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
belongs to a large group of monsters, use the CR of the monster that leads the group. Each row includes average results for monetary treasure, which you can use instead of rolling. To create a hoard
. The Random Treasure Hoard table can help you create such a cache. When determining the contents of a hoard belonging to one monster, use the row for that monster’s Challenge Rating (CR). When the hoard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Monster Treasure Preferences The Monster Manual gives treasure preferences for monsters in that book. These preferences are categorized as follows: Any. The monster has a treasure hoard, the contents
of which you can determine by rolling on the Random Treasure Hoard table. Monetary treasure can take the form of coins, trade bars, trade goods, gems, or art objects (all described in chapter 7
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
a deadly one. Monsters that are significantly weaker than 1st- level characters have a challenge rating lower than 1. Monsters with a challenge rating of 0 are insignificant except in large numbers
; those with no effective attacks are worth no experience points, while those that have attacks are worth 10 XP each. Some monsters present a greater challenge than even a typical 20th-level party can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Rolling Initiative Combat starts when—and only when—you say it does. Some characters have abilities that trigger on an Initiative roll; you, not the players, decide if and when Initiative is rolled
anticipate the spell. Using Initiative Scores You can get to the action of combat more quickly by using Initiative scores instead of rolling. You might decide to use Initiative scores just for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the Monsters’ Favor. Rolling dice in front of the players when a situation is especially deadly is one way to communicate that you’re not cheating in the monsters’ favor or singling out a single
encounters. It’s fine to throw tough encounters at them and sometimes to let them face monsters they can’t beat. But it’s not fair if the players have no way to know they can’t win the fight or have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
bored ogres and 1d6 bugbears. Characters spot the giant from far enough away that they can plan an ambush. For an ambush to succeed, the characters must catch the monsters by surprise by succeeding on a
group DC 10 Dexterity (Stealth) check. The ogres and bugbears carry no treasure. The hill giant’s sack contains 1d4 mundane items, determined by rolling on the Items in a Giant’s Bag table in the introduction.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
Random Encounters Check once every 10 minutes for random encounters by rolling a d12; an encounter occurs on a roll of 1. If an encounter is indicated, roll a d6 and refer to the table below. These
are monsters that Keraptis has released into the dungeon specifically for the purpose of giving the intruders a hard time. All will attack immediately. The ogres and the bugbears are magically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
monster with a challenge rating of 3 to be a worthy challenge, but not a deadly one. Monsters that are significantly weaker than 1st-level characters have a challenge rating lower than 1. Monsters with a
challenge rating of 0 are insignificant except in large numbers; those with no effective attacks are worth no experience points, while those that have attacks are worth 10 XP each. Some monsters present
Initiative
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tied monsters, and the players decide the order among tied characters. The DM decides the order if the tie is between a monster and a player character.Sometimes a DM might have combatants use their
Initiative scores instead of rolling Initiative. Your Initiative score equals 10 plus your Dexterity modifier. If you have Advantage on Initiative rolls, increase your Initiative score by 5. If you have Disadvantage on those rolls, decrease that score by 5.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Monsters and Critical Hits A monster follows the same rule for critical hits as a player character. That said, if you use a monster’s average damage, rather than rolling, you might wonder how to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
each expression is the number of characters of the given level. The second number tells how many monsters of the listed challenge rating those characters are equivalent to. For example, reading the row
for 1st-level characters from the 1st–5th Level table, we see that one 1st-level character is the equivalent of two CR 1/8 monsters or one CR 1/4 monster. The ratio reverses for higher challenge